Male urinary drain with applicator



Aug. 22, 1967 v. D. GRESHAM MALE URINARY DRAIN WITH APPLICATOR 2Sheets-Sheet. 1

Filed March 25, 1965 INVENTOR. VIRGINIA D. GRESHAM ATTORNEYS.

g- 22, 7937 v. D. GRESHAM 3,336,926

MALE URINARY DRAIN WITH APPLICATOR Filed Man?!) 23, 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet2 INVENTOR. VIRGINIA D. GRESHAM ATTORNEYS.

United States Patent 3,336,926 MALE URINARY DRAIN WITH APPLICATURVirginia D. Gresham, 84-12 35th Ave, Jackson Heights, N.Y. 11372 FiledMar. 23, 1965, Ser. No. 442,tl01 10 Claims. (Cl. 128-295) This inventionrelates to urinary drains for bed-ridden patients, and relates moreparticularly to a novel construction for a male urinary drain.

Objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in parthereinafter and in part will be obvious herefrom, or may be learned bypractice with the invention, the same being realized and attained bymeans of the instrumentalities and combinations pointed out in theappended claims.

The invention consists in the novel parts, constructions, arrangements,combinations and improvements herein shown and described.

The accompanying drawings, referred to herein and constituting a parthereof, illustrate one embodiment of the invention, and together withthe description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Of the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a view in side elevation of a preferred embodiment of the maleurinary drain of this invention;

FIG. 2 is a part sectional view in side elevation of the embodiment ofFIG. 1, the view showing also the arrangement of the parts in theinitial stage of the application of the device to the patient;

FIG. 3 is a part-sectional view in side elevation of the embodiment ofFIG. 1, showing the arrangement of the parts in a later stage of theapplication;

FIG. 4 is a part-sectional view in side elevation of the embodiment ofFIG. 1, showing the arrangement of the parts in the final stage of theapplication;

FIG. 5 is a view in section taken along the line 5-5 of FIG. 4; and

FIG. 6 is a view in section taken along the line 6- 6 of FIG. 1 andindicating in dash-dot lines an expanded condition of the device of FIG.1.

It is among the objects of this invention to provide a male urinarydrain that may be applied to a bed-ridden male by any one usingpractical judgment and consideration and without the need for specialmedical training; that will lessen the number of occasions whencatheterizing of a bed-ridden male with all of its attendant pain anddiscomfort and with its dependency on trained medical personnel, must bepracticed; that will subject the wearer to a minimum of discomfort; thatwill be proof against leakage under practically all conditions of normalusage and thus obviate urine irritation and consequent bed sores; andthat will be of simple and inexpensive construction so as to have a lowcost of manufacture and so as to make frequent disposal and replacementof the urinal an economically feasible practice.

Other and further objects of this invention will appear from thefollowing description, the accompanying drawings and the appendedclaims.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, athin'walled, highly flexible elongated, expansible urine receptacle 1 isprovided at one end with a tubular penis sheath 2'and at the other witha bulbous retainer 3 to be described more fully hereinafter. A urinedrain 4 leads from the retainer 3, and accordion-type folds 5 areprovided at opposite sides of the receptacle 1. The folds 5 extendlengthwise of the receptacle and permit of a degree of circumferentialexpansion of the receptacle, as indicated by dash-dot lines in FIG. 6,and thus enable temporary enlargement of receptacle volume should therebe urine from the receptacle.

a temporary interruption of drainage of The receptacle 1, sheath 2,retainer 3, and drain 4 are, preferably, integral with each other andmay be molded or otherwise fabricated as a unit.

The receptacle 1, sheath 2 and retainer 3 are made of any suitableflexible material, preferably soft natural rubber or latex because ofits elasticity and because it will not harm the skin. Moreover, the useof soft natural rubber also permits of steam sterilization, if reuse isdesired.

The drain 4 may be made of the same material as is used for thereceptacle and of the same weight and thickness. The drain may be of anysuitable length convenient for leading from the bedridden patient to asuitable collecting receptacle (not shown) positioned at a lower levelthan the bed-ridden patient. Preferably, the drain 4 is of greater wallthickness than the receptacle 1 so as to ensure against rupture, andpossible leakage, in normal use.

The urine receptacle 1 as here preferably embodied comprisesbase-abutting frusto-conical sections increasing in diameter from aminimum at the juncture 6 of the receptacle with the sheath 2 to amaximum at the abutting bases 7 of the frusto-conical sections andthereafter decreasing in diameter to its juncture 8 with the inner endof the bulbous retainer 3. The juncture 8 is preferably in the form ofan inwardly exending tongue. Thus,

the receptacle 1 is of a configuration to provide a relatively largeinternal cavity 9 for the containment of urine voided by the patient andpending gravity drain-age thereof from the cavity through the drain 4.

The cavity 9, by reason of its relatively large volumetric capacity,also enables manipulation therein of a sheath applicator member 10disposed in the cavity lengthwise thereof.

The applicator member 10 is of generally U-shaped configuration toprovide a pair of tong arms 11 and 12 which diverge slightly outwardlyfrom each other and are sprung at one pair of corresponding ends to abulbous head portion 13. The bulbous head portion is of a diameter to bereceived within and snugly engaged by the bulbous retainer 3 of thereceptacle 1 as will be more fully described hereinafter. The member 10is constructed of a light-weight metal or plastic offering stiffnesscoupled with strength to achieve a tong action of the arms withoutbreakage.

The respect tong arms are of arcuate, or substantially arcuateconfiguration in planes transverse to the longitudinal axis of themember 10 so as to provide opposed generally arcuate inner surfaceportions 14 and 15 throughout the length of the arms. The member 10 isalso necked down circumferentially at the juncture of its arms with thehead portion 13 to provide a discontinuous annular groove 16. The grooveis of a diameter such that with the bulbous head portion 13 of themember 10 inserted in the bulbous retainer 3 of the receptacle as shownin FIG. 4 the annular tongue 8 of the receptacle will be seated in thegroove 16 and serve releasa-bly to fix the member 10 against accidentalaxial displacement.

An opening 17 is formed in the head portion 13 con centric with thelongitudinal axis of the member for the passage of urine from the headportion into the drain 4.

The sheath 2 is preferably of uniform diameter from end to end and maybe of various sizes both as to diameter and length to suit the usageintended.

The operation and use of the device is as follows: The receiver-adaptermember 10 is manipulated by the operator, whether patient or attendant,from outside of the receptacle 1 into the position within thecavity 9shown in FIG. 2. With the free ends of the tong arms 14 and 15 locatedat the inner end of the sheath 1 and with the arms held between theoperators thumb and forefinger, the sheath 2 is manipulated from theposition shown in FIG. 2 into the interior of the member 10 so as to bewholly within the cavity as is depicted in FIG. 3. In this position theouter-surface of the sheath 2 lines in closely adhering engagement withthe arcuate inner surfaces 14 and 15 of the tong arms 11 and 12. Thepenis is then inserted into the interior of the sheath until the outerend of the receptacle 1 abuts the patients body (not shown). At thispoint, the member 16 may be given a slight twistrelative to thereceptacle 1 to impart to the sheath 2 a correspondingly slight twist onthe penis. This slight twist serves to impart a circumferentialgathering to the sheath at the juncture 6 with the receptacle and tocause the sheath to conform to and closely engage the penis throughoutsubstantially its entire length, thereby to minimize further thepossibility of any leakage of urine between sheath and penis from thecavity 9.

The member 11 is now manipulated to spread apart the tong arms 11 and 12and thus enable the member 19 to be withdrawn and moved longitudinallyof the receptacle. This movement is continued until the bulbous head 13is completely inserted in and encased by the retainer 3 as is depictedin FIG. 4. Accidental dislodgement of the member 11) from this positionis prevented by the gripping action of the annular tongue 8 of thereceptacle in the annular groove 16 of the member 10.

It will be apparent from the showing of FIG. 4 that urine voided by thepatient into the receptacle 1 may flow freely under gravity through theopening 17 in the member 10 into and through the drain 4. The latterleads to a suitable collecting vessel (not shown) as noted above.

Should urine not be conducted away as rapidly as desired either becauseof the position of the patient or because of kinking of the drain 4, orfor any other reason, the accordion folds 5 of the receptacle 1 willpermit of expansion of the receptacle and of accumulation of urine to amore or less limited degree pending clearance of the drainage system.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that there has been provided agreatly improved male urinary drain that encourages natural urination bybed-ridden male patients and which is particularly adaptable for use bythem because its application does not require the exercise of anymedical skill and because it keeps the bedding dry and thereby preventsurine irritation, bed sores and general discomfort.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a male urinary drain adapted for attachment to the penis, thecombination comprising: a receptacle of a pliable relatively thinelastic material providing a cavity for receiving urine, said receptaclehaving spacedapart openings; a hollow applicator member in said cavityhaving an apertured head portion; a penis sheath portion of a relativelythin elastic material extending outwardly from said receptacle at one ofsaid openings; an applicator retainer for said applicator memberextending outwardly from said receptacle at the other of said openings;and,

a drain leading from said retainer, said penis sheath being foldableinwardly on itself through said one opening into said cavity, and saidhollow applicator member being positionable in said cavity in axialalignment with said one opening, and said hollow applicator member alsobeing positionable in said cavity in axial alignment with said otheropening, for insertion of said apertured head portion through said otheropening into the interior of said retainer.

2. In a male urinary drain as claimed in claim 1, said penis sheath,said applicator member retainer and said drain being integral with saidreceptacle.

3. In a male urinary drain as claimed in claim 1, said applicator membercomprising a pair of tong arms extending from said apertured headportion in opposing relation to each other, said arms being spaced aparta dis tance equal to at least the diameter of said penis sheath and eachhaving a curved inner surface portion for engaging said penis sheathwhen folded into said cavity.

4. In a male urinary drain as claimed in claim 1, said receptacle havingaccordion folds in at least one of its side walls.

5. In a male urinary drain as claimed in claim 1, said openings beingcoaxially aligned at opposite ends of said receptacle.

6. In a male urinary drain as claimed in claim 3, said receptacle havingan annular tongue at its juncture with said retainer, and saidapplicator member having an annular groove at the juncture of said tongarms with said head portion.

7. In a male urinary drain as claimed in claim 1, said receptaclecomprising a pair of axially aligned conical sections united at theirbases, and said receptacle having its minimum diameter at its juncturewith said penis sheath and its maximum diameter at said bases.

8. In a male urinary drain as claimed in claim 1, said penis sheathbeing of uniform diameter from end to end.

9. In a male urinary drain as claimed in claim 1, said applicator memberretainer and said apertured applicator head portion being of bulbousshape and wherein said other opening is of lesser diameter than saidapertured applicator head portion.

10. In a male urinary device as claimed in claim 9, said applicator headportion having an end drainage aperture.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,510,249 6/1960 Penksa 1282943,298,369 1/1967 Pirie l28285 FOREIGN PATENTS 135,458 11/1933 Austria.

RICHARD A. GAUDET, Primary Examiner.

C. F. ROSENBAUM, Examiner.

1. IN A MALE URINARY DRAIN ADAPTED FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE PENIS, THECOMBINATION COMPRISING: A RECEPTACLE OF A PLIABLE RELATIVELY THINELASTIC MATERIAL PROVIDING A CAVITY FOR RECEIVING URINE, SAID RECEPTACLEHAVING SPACED-APART OPENINGS; A HOLLOW APPLICATOR MEMBER IN SAID CAVITYHAVING AN APERTURED HEAD PORTION; A PENIS SHEATH PORTION OF A RELATIVELYTHIN ELASTIC MATERIAL EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID RECEPTACLE AT ONE OFSAID OPENINGS; AN APPLICATOR RETAINER FOR SAID APPLICATOR MEMBEREXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID RECEPTACLE AT THE OTHER OF SAID OPENINGS;AND, A DRAIN LEADING FROM SAID RETAINER, SAID PENIS SHEATH BEINGFOLDABLE INWARDLY ON ITSELF THROUGH SAID ONE OPENING INTO SAID CAVITY,AND SAID HOLLOW APPLICATOR MEMBER BEING POSITIONABLE IN SAID CAVITY INAXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID ONE OPENING, AND SAID HOLLOW APPLICATOR MEMBERALSO BEING POSITIONABLE IN SAID CAVITY IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAIDOTHER OPENING, FOR INSERTION OF SAID APERTURED HEAD PORTION THROUGH SAIDOTHER OPENING INTO THE INTERIOR OF SAID RETAINER.